A Child's Guide to the Holy Eucharist: Rite II

This is a very good book for children to understand the ritual of the episcopal church which can be very confusing for adults let alone children. I know the author and her husband who is a priest and they are fabulous!

My ten year old son loves to follow along with our Holy Eucharist on Sundays with his own manual. It explains in elementary terms the meaning of different aspects of the service. It is a wonderful way to introduce a young member to the Common Book of Prayer.

As a teacher of Religion and History at The Episcopal Academy, I think this book is a terrific, age-appropriate guide for youngsters on the Holy Eucharist. The writing is clear, concise, and helpful and the illustrations are wonderful. I wholeheartedly recommend this book for parents, christian education coordinators, priests, and teachers. Two Thumbs up.Peter Carey

This book brings the Eucharist to life for my six year old. He enjoys following along during the service with "his book", although the text is the same as in the prayer book, the explanations and pictures enhance his experience.

This is a great book, written for elementary-school aged children. It takes you step by step through the Episcopal Church's Eucharist service, explaning what we do when and why we do it. There are simple illustrations summarizing each concept that are good for younger kids. This book would be useful for Roman Catholics, too (and maybe any other church with a set form for the Communion service) because almost all of the service is the same, if in a different order, or with different wording. Another book on the subject of kids in church (which applies to any denomination) is Parenting in the Pew by Robbie Castleman, which covers lots of things, including how to make the service more meaningful for your kids. One other book I really like is Talking to Your Children About God by Rick Osbourne, which is aimed more at discussing religion, rather than going to church, but it's very helpful, too.